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Customise my Open dialogue box
I want to put My Pictures icon in the 'Open' box
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Customise my Open dialogue box
How do I customize thee, oh Open box, let me count the ways...
If you have an Office 2000 (or later) component: "INFO: Places COM Add-In for Office 2000 Available for Download" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260190 and let's not forget TweakUI: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx --- Leonard Grey Since no one was buying 'Earl Grey' SuzieWong wrote: I want to put My Pictures icon in the 'Open' box |
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Customise my Open dialogue box
The Places bar is on the left in this picture...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...Edge/fig01.gif You can use TweakUI, Edit the registry or if XP Pro, use System Policy Editor. Edit the Places bar locations in 'Open/Save As' common dialog boxes http://windowsxp.mvps.org/PlacesBar.htm For the MS Office Places bar... Add or delete a shortcut from the My Places bar Applies to: Access, InfoPath, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, Word, Excel 2002 (XP) and 2003 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...890961033.aspx In this article Add a shortcut to the My Places bar Remove a shortcut to the My Places bar Rearrange shortcuts on the My Places bar Change the size of icons on the My Places bar Add a place to store your files Applies to: Microsoft Office XP (2002) & Microsoft Office 2003 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...864981033.aspx How to Customize the Places Bar in Office 2000 Applies to: Excel 2000, Access 2000, Outlook 2000 & Word 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/205041 How to customize the My Places bar in both the Open and the Save As dialog boxes in Office http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826214 Customize the Places Bar in Office XP Applies to: Access 2002, Excel 2002, FrontPage 2002, Publisher 2002 & Word 2002 and Access 2003, Excel 2003, FrontPage 2003, Publisher 2003 & Word 2003 http://www.petri.co.il/customize_the..._office_xp.htm -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , SuzieWong hunted and pecked: I want to put My Pictures icon in the 'Open' box -- JBF |
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Customise my Open dialogue box
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I want to put My Pictures icon in the 'Open' box - - Windows Home/Pro - - 1. Download and install TweakUI * 2. Open it. 3. Left Side, Expand "Common Dialogs" then click "Places Bar" 4. Right side, select "Custom Places Bar" radio button then choose the item from the drop-down list. You can enter a folder path by typing in the box. 5. Click OK *http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Windows XP Pro - - - 1. Click Start menu button Click Run 2. Type "gpedit.msc" (Without quotes) then press [Enter] key or click the OK button. 3. Left side, under "User Configuration", expand : "Administrative Templates", "Windows Components", "Windows Explorer", "Common Open File Dialog" 4. Right side, double click "Item displayed in Places Bar". 5. Select Enable radio button, then enter the paths. * NOTE: You have to enter paths in all five(or the Save as box will be weird) and dont use quotes around path. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Windows Home/Pro - - - 1. Click Start button then click Run. 2. Type "regedit" (Without quotes) in the Run dialog box. 3. Click OK or hit the [Enter] key. 4. Expand : [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\comdlg32\] 5. Left side, if there is a key named "PlacesBar" then ok. If not then create it by: Right click "comdlg32", point to New, click "Key", enter "PlacesBar" (without quotes) in name box. 6. After clicking "PlacesBar" in left side, create new string values by right click New String. You have to make 5 values named "Place0", "Place1", "Place2", "Place3", "Place4". No quotes. Enter the path of folder by double clicking on them. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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